Lucy Mecklenburgh might be missing the sun - but that's no reason not to strip off to a bikini back here in the UK.

The former TOWIE beauty has spent the last few weeks building up a glowing and very enviable tan, and she showed it off for the world to see today in a surprise Twitter post.

Stood posing in the mirror, the brunette shows off her washboard abs and tiny waist in the skimpy two-piece.

She captioned the photo: "Get me back in the sun."

Missing the sun Lucy? (Image: Instagram)

She's certainly not let her recent split from Louis Smith get her down.

The sexy gymnast opened up recently, as he attended the GQ Awards, and asked if he was on a sex ban before Rio, he told Mirror Celeb: "It's kind of hand-in-hand isn't it [dating and sex]. Am I going to have any booty calls? That's not something I'm going to answer. I like to keep some parts of my private life private.

Louis Smith arrives for GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2016 (Image: Getty)

Lucy Mecklenburgh is looking to the future (Image: Pa)

"But I'm certainly in no dating mood, women don't take a priority in my life right now. I don't mind a flirt now and again and stuff, but everything I do is focused towards Rio.

"Some people [after a break up] might go out and start dating and lap that attention up, but I'm very much focused on my Olympic dream, and I'm not going to let anything interfere with that."